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GR EY OWL SOCIETY Bulletin No THtr GR EY OWL SOCIETY Bulletin No. 30 .A )( ,r , t(.L I \\\ \ S -:-----_ #ornpii*d bY Fee'vY TaYl*r H.€S'III,1GS I Decenber 2011 CONTENTS Page 1 Letter from The Secretarv 2-3 Grey Owl Society's Annual Donations d 4-10 Donations to the Grev Owl Societv 1l-13 Addendum to Books about, or including references to Grey Owl listed in Society's 21't Special Publication and Bulletin 27 14-15 Members' Correspondence t6-20 STOP PRESS 2r -22 Membership List THE GREY OWL SOCIETY Hon- Secretary: Beny Taylor 2 Hi-g;Lt Stree t, Hastings OId Town, E. Sussex TN34 lEY. As you know, this is the last Bulletin and I am sorry that it is a year late! The Committee want to thank all our very supportive members for their loyalty and enthusiasm. I, of course, want to thank our President, Ian West, and all our Committee Members and especially our very efficient Treasurer, Bill Van Draat. The Grey Owl Society was founded by the late Colin Taylor and the first meeting was held in April 1982 in the Sussex village of Framfield. Our first President, 'Ted' Blackmore, had been a long time friend of Ian West and Colin Taylor and in 1935 had made the warbonnet for Grey Owl's U.K. Tour (Bull 1:6-8). After Ted's death in 1983, Ian West took over as President and his recollections of Grey Owl's visit to his school in Bexhill- on-Sea (where, at the age of 13, he was "the first one to sit in the chair after Grey Owl's departure with the Headmaster"), are also included in Bull l:9). The Society was extremely fortunate to have contacts and visits from several people who were close to Grey Owl: Dawn Richardson : Daughter of Grey Owl and Anahareo. Dawn's visit to Hastings with her husband, Bob Richardson (and Dawn's untimely death), are outlined in Bull 3:la-4). Marearet Charko : Margaret made her first visit to Hastings with her daughter, Marlene, in 1998 (see Bull 17:29). Margaret and her brother, Stan, spent the summer of 1936 with Grey Owl at Beaver Lodge and Margaret typed the text of Grey Owl's last book - Tales of an Empty Cabin. Ken Conibear: Visited Hastings in 1988 (Centenary Y"1r). Ken was a Rhodes Scholar and was Grey Owl's Tour Manager for the 2"" Tour in 1937. (see Bull 21 :4). Don Smith: Vice-President of the Society and Professor of History at Calgary University. Don did not, of course, meet Grey Owl but met many who did: Author of the definitive Biography From the LAND OF SHADOWS: The Makine of Grev owl (1990). Please keep the message of GREY OWL alive! My interest in Grey Owl will continue, of course, and I will always be interested to hear any "Grey Owl news"! Very best wishes to all, Jo-tr-= ') ---,L"'r\ P.S. Members may also like to know that the Society's Archives are slowly being transferred to Hastings Museum (70 books, journals, magazines were transferred in August)! President: Ian West Treasurer: Bill Van Draat l The Orchard Freezeland Farm OffMeadow Walk Freezeland Lane Ewell Bex-bill-on-Sea Surrey East Sussex KTl] zEY TN39 5JD GREY OWL SOCIETY'S DONATIONS FOR ZOLT The following donations for 2011 were actually sent in 20l2but are iisied here in the final Bulletin No. 30. All the following charities have previously been supported b1' rhe Society and at the final Committee Meeting, the decision was made to choose ten (from our list of twenty-nine): 1. The Woodland Trust (Jubilee Woods Project) f800 In their letter of 27 March, 2072, the Project had already planted 2.3 million trees. The Trust wrote that they 'really appreciated' our donation, adding "Please pass on our thanks to all those who have contributed at The Grey Owl Society". (See Bull.2 4:16). 2. Suffolk Owl Sanctuary :300 In their letter of 26 March, 2012, they write to thank the Socierl' for their "generous and unexpected donation", adding that "you can be sure it will be put to good use... for the care & conservation of Britain's wild ow1 population" adding "thank you for the good work you have done". (See Bull.29:9). J. People's Trust for Endangered Species f500 In support of the 'Water Vole Project' they thank the Society "very much indeed... we are very grateful for your further support and will put the funds to immediate good use" (their letter 23 March, 2012) (See Bull.26:19). 4. Pett Level Preservation Trust f200 In his letter of 25 March, 2072, the Hon. Treasurer writes "It is a most generous donation to the Trust which will go towards providing better information of what there is to see on the marsh", adding that the Society "must be very proud of all that it has accomplished...". (See Bull.25:13 & 26:19). 5. St Helen's Park Preservation Society f,100 In their letter of 27 Apil, 2012, the Hon. Treasurer writes that the Society "wish to say an enonnous 'Thank You'... for your kind donation in support of our work... in maintaining the magnificent facilities of St. Helen's Woods". (See Bull.6 :12-14). 6. Wildwood Trust f200 In the Chief Executive's letter of 19 March, 2012, thanking the Society for its "generous donation", Mr. Smith adds "... the Ham Fen beaver project in Kent is still going strong and our beavers have continued to do an excellent job managing the reserve...". (See Bull.24:17). cont... t GREY OWL SOCIETY'S DONATIONS FOR 2011 cont... 1 Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve f.400 In their letter of 28 March, 2012, they write to thank the Society "for the very generous donation... towards the work of our reserve". A lot of work and improvements have been made to the Reserve and they add that "we are looking forward to the arrival of the migrants for hopefully another successful season". (See Bul1.4:7 & I4). 8. Powdermill Trust for Nature Conservation f100 In their letter of 20 March, 2072, the Trust thanked the Society for their "rrery generous donation", adding that "Our Board of Trustees is due to meet on the 5th April... and will discuss with them ways in which we might dedicate a specific event in20l2 to your Society''. (See Bull. 22:10). 9. International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) f400 The IFAW wrote on 27 March, 2012, and thanked the Society for its "extremely generous donation" adding that they "could not have become one of the most effective animal welfare groups in the world without the generous support of people like you". They listed some of their recent projects, adding that they were "in the process of training more rangers to protect wildlife from merciless poachers". (See Bull. 17:13). 10. Woodland Enterprise Centre. Flimwell. E. Sussex t100 In thanking the society for their donation in their letter of 27th March,2072, they wrote "thank you so much for thinking of us and the generous donation...". (See Bull. 21 :9-1 0). These donations, therefore, add up to f3,100. (The total over the years amounts to just under f10,000!) It is only due to the support and generosity of some of our members that the Society has been able to help these organizations and to all, the committee say 'THANK YOU'! We are very grateful to the following members for their generous donations - Pat Evans, Gabe Fritzen, John Gregg, Jenny Phiri and Tom Watrous. Many thanks also to the members who kindly add extra to their sub. Cheques! John Gregg from Maine has again sent an interesting book for the archives GREY OWL AND ME : STORIES FROM THE TRAIL AND BEYOND by Hap Wilson. (Published by Natural Heritage Books, Toronto. 2010). "This book is dedicated to those who are unafraid to paddle their canoe against the current, and who have found humour in all adversity''. The book opens with a short Biography of G.O. "Grey Owl : Scoundrel or Champion?" and then is divided into three sections. Part One : Stories from the Edge of the World inciuding '007 Grey Owl - The Movie'. Part Two : Landscapes. Part Three : Natura. There is no sentimentality in the book but the Publisher describes G.O. as 'one of Canada's most revered outdoor icons'. Another very interesting addition to the Society's library. (see p.10). John also sent a copy of 'Canada's National Magazine' MACLEANS (November 14,201I) with a heading on the cover 'Beaver vs. Polar Bear : A maverick senator is messing with Canada's identity'! The article on pp.26-27 ts entitled 'syrnbols: BEAVER BE DAMMED: A proposal to replace the beaver with the polar bear as our national emblem causes fur to $ly'. Senator Nicole Eaton caused mayhem when she proposed the idea and 'shocked and appalled letters to the editor'were soon flowing in. John referred to 'some of the absurdities and follies in the news' and there is reference to G.O. onp.27 by Professor William Shotyk of the University of Alberta : "You give nature a chance and it will come back, provided you don't destroy it". In this regard, Grelz Owl, the First Nation identity taken on by British author and wilderness authority Archibald Belaney, who wrote passionately about the beaver, is a must-read for every Canadian, he says". Heroes. Villains and Others from HASTINGS. This booklet by Mary Haskell Porter has been added to the archives (an oversight that it wasn't included earlier).
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